What color is #66927A?

#66927A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Paying Mantis. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #66927A?

The RGB value is 102, 146, 122: 102 red, 146 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #66927A?

The complementary color is #92667E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #66927A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.96:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#66927A color

#66927A rgb(102, 146, 122)

Shades of green

The hex color #66927A is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 57.3% green and 47.8% blue (102, 146, 122).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 18% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Paying Mantis (#70916C), a difference of 5.2 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.96:1).

#66927A color codes

HEX	`#66927A`
RGB	`rgb(102, 146, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 57.3%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 18%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 30%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 16%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.87, -20.35, 7.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.87, 21.85, 158.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.27, 24.787, 22.178)`
Decimal	`6722170`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #66927A, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #66927A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#66927A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #66927A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #66927a; }
.text { color: #66927a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #66927a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 146 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #66927a, #669290); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #66927A?: #66927A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Paying Mantis. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #66927A?: The RGB value is 102, 146, 122: 102 red, 146 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #66927A?: The complementary color is #92667E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #66927A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.96:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.